why does this still happen?
>>55912919
Because you're applying for secretary jobs, mostly.
Because you touch yourself at night.
>C++
>Java
>Fortran
>Lisp
They're fucking with you because you only understand ancient dinosaur languages. Get back to us when you know Ruby or Swift
>>55912919
How hard could Word®™ be?
>>55912919
It is to weed out borderline autism.
Initial screening in most HR departments is done by nontechnicals. They filter by the famous "key word search," and have no bloody idea what most of their key words mean.
I once talked to a recruiter who asked me if I had experience in "API" and "SDK."
>>55912919
it happens when you are a programmer who has had his job outsourced to asia and now you have to apply for a job as a secretary so you can pay the bills.